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Q3 battery issue compromises Hamilton’s charge
Lewis Hamilton says a problem with charging his Mercedes battery pack during Q3 meant he was out of sync with his original qualifying run plan but believes the gap to pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas was purely down to the Finn’s performance. Hamilton had to settle for second place in qualifying for the third race in a row as Bottas completed a hat-trick of consecutive pole positions following on from China and Azerbaijan. The reigning F1 world champion was beaten by the Finn by an eye-catching 0.634s in Q3 at Circuit de Catalunya which led to Hamilton revealing a battery charge issue which disrupted his rhythm. “The last couple of laps in Q3 in particular just weren’t strong and I had to...
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